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"I'm gonna go catch a serial killer!"
"You are way too excited about this."
—Ava Sharpe and Sara Lance

Ava Sharpe (manufactured 2413) is the twelfth Advanced Variant Automation clone that Rip Hunter recruited to work for the Time Bureau, she later became the director of the Time Bureau after Grodd killed her predecessor; Wilbur Bennett. Ava is also the wife of Sara Lance and a good friend of Nora Darhk, Mona Wu, Mick Rory, Nate Heywood, Zari Tarazi, and Esperanza Cruz.

Ava was initially on bad terms with Sara and the Legends since she thought they were a danger to the timeline. However, she eventually came to appreciate their unorthodox methods and began working with the Legends in order to repair the timeline. This lead to her forming a romance with Sara.

Following the Time Bureau being shut down due the aftermath of Neron amd Heyworld, Ava lost her employment and therefore home. Thus she moved into the Waverider with Sara and became a full-time member of the Legends.

In an aberration timeline, she was an assassin for the Sirens of Space-Time under the name Roundhouse.

After Sara was abducted by aliens, Ava and the Legends began searching for her and detaining aliens until they found out that Sara had died, Later though, the team discovered she was resurrected as a clone, and Ava resumed her relationship with Sara. Some time later, Ava and Sara got married and together with the Legends, they faced Bishop and his army of Zagurons. After Bishop's death, the Waverider was destroyed by another Waverider, leaving the Legends stranded in the 1920s and fleeing from a rogue Gideon.

Personality[]

Ava is very intelligent, incredibly ambitious, and always believes she is the most intelligent individual in the room. She is often quite ruthless in obtaining her goals and Ava's drive for perfection has left many discarded friendships in her wake.

Ava has an unshaken confidence in the Time Bureau as well as her own capabilities as an operative. She believes the Legends are a loose cannon, due to the fact that they cause more problems than they actually fix. She feels superior to Sara Lance and completely disregarded the latter's achievements when they first met. As Ava is a woman of rules and regulations, she is highly annoyed by Sara's reckless behavior.

After Martin Stein's death and the Time Bureau's inability to cope with Damien Darhk, Ava grew more tolerant and even friendly towards Sara. They worked together on a mission and afterward found they respected and even seemed to admire each other. Ava also became less concerned about following protocols and less strict. This also seemed expressed in that she began wearing her hair loose instead of in a knot. Ava also seems to be developing a sibling-like bond with Nate Heywood, whose family Thanksgiving dinner she attended and enjoyed. She has also shown to enjoy the writing of Mick Rory, and she seems to be on good enough terms with Ray Palmer that she could call him "teddy bear" without any harsh feelings.

Because Sara is her second love (as Ava talks about going back to her ex). Ava cares very much about her, though knowing of Sara's past lovers (male and female) left Ava insecure as she was afraid Sara would not settle for a monogamous relationship. She is seen to have a romantically loyal side, appalled when Constantine nonchalantly told Ava that he (apparently) instructed Ray to kill Sara, as a fail-safe, in the event that Mallus fully takes over Sara's being. Ava also expressed some jealousy when she heard Constantine slept with Sara (which was just prior to Sara openly admitting Ava was her girlfriend).

Powers and abilities[]

Former powers[]

  • Immortality: After drinking from the Chalice of Dionysus, Ava became immortal for 24 hours.
    • Accelerated healing: Ava's healing was increased significantly, as she was able to survive a gunshot to the head.
  • Meta-human physiology: During the Legends' battle against Bishop's Zaguron army in 1925, after Ava lost her weapon during the fight, Spooner used her powers to transfer Nate Heywood's powers to Ava; enabling her to utilize Nate's abilities during the fight, though Spooner later returned Nate's powers to him.
    • Organic steel transformation: Accessing Nate's powers enabled Ava to turn to steel at will.
      • Superhuman durability: By turning her skin to steel, Ava's durability was greatly augmented; allowing her to fight off attacking Zagurons hand-to-hand without risking being poisoned by them.

Abilities[]

"It makes sense they'd clone Ava. She is the perfect woman."
— Gary Green
  • Peak of human physical condition: Ava is in remarkable top physical condition. As a clone, she was designed to be a perfect human, with outstanding genetics and "perfect bone structure" (according to Gary Green). From all the 12 clones used by Rip Hunter, she was the only one able to survive. Ava has excellent reflexes, able to easily dodge a knife thrown at her while riding a horse during the battle against Mallus.
  • Master hand-to-hand combatant/Martial artist: Ava is an excellent hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist, as she could defeat multiple Roman soldiers with her hands cuffed. Ava was also able to fight on par against Sara Lance, the latter who is a former member of the League of Assassins, and a master hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist in her own right, as the two dueled to the point of exhaustion with ther confrontation ending in a draw. Ava fight styles including Aikido, Boxing, Kickboxing, , Escrima, Wrestling, Kung Fu, Karate, Hapkido, Judo, Jiu-jitsu, Jeet Kune Do, Krav Maga, Muay Thai, Savate, Tae Kwon Do and Wing Chun.
    • Master stick fighter: Ava excels in stick-fighting, as she was able to fight on par against Sara using a baton, and even managed to disarm the latter of one of her extendable batons.
    • Expert swordswoman: Ava is a highly skilled swordswoman, together with Sara, she was able to face off against the immensely skilled Freydís in a sword fight, though was soon disarmed and would have been defeated.
    • Expert markswoman: As the director of the Time Bureau, Ava is highly skilled in the use of firearms. On one mission, she shot Grigori Rasputin perfectly in the mouth and would have re-killed him if not for magic by Astra Logue.
  • High-level intellect/Leader: As a former high-ranking agent and the director of the Time Bureau, Ava can successfully managing the operation properly to guard and fix the timeline. Also the Legends would ask her to help when needed to fight Mallus and demons. When Sara left the Legends temporarily, she left Ava in charge as interim captain of the Waverider and when Sara was abducted by aliens, Ava took charge of the Legends even though she was an emotional wreck. According to Bishop, Ava was even made to be a leader as she is of the "Bossy Ava" model which he initially wanted to call just "Boss Ava".
    • Rules of time travel knowledge: As a member of the Time Bureau, Ava is a professional in the duty of guarding the timeline, efficient in enforcing "the rules of time travel".
  • Culinary expertise: Ava has cooked dinner for Sara at least once, and is especially praised for her snickerdoodles.
  • Dancing: Ava is a talented dancer, as seen when she and Sara performed a tango while arguing at a gala.

Equipment[]

Original multiverse[]

  • Phaser: Ava has a phaser on her person, which she once used to threaten the Legends during her first encounter with them.
  • Expandable baton: Ava was seen carrying a baton similar to the one used by Sara Lance. She used this baton to fight Sara and again to fend off the forces of Mallus.
  • Time courier: Ava carries a time courier, which allows her to transport herself through time and space without the need of a timeship.
  • Cold gun: While working as an assassin in an aberration timeline, Ava possessed Leonard Snart's cold gun.

New multiverse[]

  • Prognosticator: Ava and Gideon built the Prognosticator in order to detect the activities of the Encores and alert the Legends.
  • Gun: Ava has a gun on her person.
  • Time courier: Although she uses it less often since joining the Legends, Ava is seen using a Time courier on occasion like when first confronting Spooner and when tricking Lord Knoxicrillion to board the Waverider.
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